May 5, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Canadians will no longer be asked to pay thousands of dollars to access public information from the federal government.
Feds eliminate extra access-to-info fees
Open government
Liberals pledge to implement all access-to-info promises ‘as quickly as possible’
April 28, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
The federal Liberals say they’ll bring in all the access-to-information promises in their election campaign as soon as possible — some as early as this winter.
Canada’s info watchdog is getting less money than she was under the Tories
April 28, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
The Liberals plan to strengthen “as early as this year” the watchdog responsible for keeping government transparent and making public information public — but they’ve given her office less money than she’s gotten since 2009.
Feds give budget watchdog additional data following Global News story
April 8, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Finance Canada has given Parliamentary Budget Officer Jean-Denis Fréchette the additional budget breakdowns he asked for last week.
Liberals promised to empower budget watchdog, haven’t responded to his budget request
April 8, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Jean-Denis Fréchette just wants someone to return his calls.
How much money does Bombardier owe Canadians? It’s a secret
April 8, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Bombardier owes Canadians hundreds of millions of dollars but we don’t know exactly how much because the federal government won’t tell us.
Expounding on C-51 and Access to Information (or lack thereof)
I got to talk to Mount Royal University student Matt Sutton about our efforts to get info about federal anti-terror bill C-51, and what happens when you don’t even know the reasons behind specific redactions.
So, you want to file an access-to-information request
Duty to document: What you need to know about reforming access-to-information in Canada
March 31, 2015 – Amy Minsky and Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Many of Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault’s recommendations to fix Canada’s strained and aging access-to-information system will be familiar to Prime Minister Stephen Harper: They were part of his platform nine years ago.
a business of misfits 